
Doug Allan
Doug Allan spent hundreds of days filming polar bears for his documentaries
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan was renowned for working in some of the coldest and most extreme environments in the world.
The Scottish photographer, a trained diver and marine biologist, captured spectacular views of the frozen world above and below the water.
He built his career alongside Sir David Attenborough on BBC programmes including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
With countless awards to his name, he leaves a legacy of photos and footage that will see him remembered as one of the pioneers of wildlife filmmaking.

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Atlantic walrus in Greenland, Allan's work took him to frozen environments across the world

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The midnight sun over Spring sea ice at Lancaster Sound in the Arctic

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A bearded seal pops up at Svalbard, between mainland Norway and the North Pole

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Beluga whales under water at Lancaster Sound in the Canadian Arctic

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A lone Arctic Fox on the sparkling sea ice at Svalbard

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Hundreds of Emperor Penguins huddling in Antarctica

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An emperor penguin chick, just a few weeks old, on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica

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Allan captured how global warming has changed the earth's polar landscapes

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A Polar Bear rests in the autumn sun, near the town of Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada

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A Parhelion - an atmospheric effect that creates bright spots around the sun - over Signy research station in Antarctica's South Orkney Islands.

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Guillemots diving underwater at Lancaster Sound in the Arctic

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Southern Elephant Seals on South Georgia island in the Atlantic

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More Elephant Seals wallow in the mud on South Georgia Island

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The snow-capped and glaciated interior of Spitzbergen Island in the Arctic

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Allan was made an OBE for services to broadcast media and the environment
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